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title: "Provision of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment including Associated Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs"
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# Provision of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment including Associated Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs

Buyer: APUC LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03736b

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## Summary

The public procurement process led by APUC LIMITED involves the provision of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment, including servicing and maintenance. The procurement stage is complete, with a contract award on 16th September 2022. The process aimed to streamline equipment purchases for mass spectrometry and chromatography. The tender was for goods in the industry category of mass spectrometer equipment, attracting 18 bids from various suppliers.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses specialised in supplying, commissioning, and servicing laboratory equipment related to mass spectrometry and chromatography. Suppliers ranging from large-scale industry players to SMEs participated in bidding. As the contract is now active with a value of £25,000,000, companies with relevant expertise in these technologies could find opportunities for growth and collaboration with APUC LIMITED.

## Notice

The Authority are seeking to, through this tendering process, minimise the resource required to complete purchases for mass spectrometry and chromatography plus associated equipment.

### Lot Information

Mass Spectrometers

The supply, commissioning and installation of a variety of mass spectrometry equipment suitable for a range of laboratory applications including, but not limited to: stand alone mass spectrometers (MS); inductively-coupled mass spectrometers (ICP-MS); capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometers (CE-MS); and other interfaces which are neither solely gas chromatography nor liquid chromatography. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Gas Chromatographs

The supply, commissioning and installation of Gas Chromatograph equipment falls into this lot. This will include, but not be limited to: Flameionisation, Electron capture detector and other detectors which are not specifically Mass Spectrometers. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Gas Chromatographs with Mass Spectrometers

The supply, installation and commissioning of Gas Chromatographs with Mass Spectrometers, including but not limited to: For example, Time of Flight (ToF); Quadropole (QMS) and other Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry equipment. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Gas Generators Systems and Associated Servicing

The supply, installation and commissioning of Gas Generators, including but not limited to: Hydrogen Generators; Helium Generators, Nitrogen Generators and any other associated generator equipment plus associated servicing requirements for this equipment. This lot also includes specialist service items, kits and consumables required to commission and operate the equipment included in this lot. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Liquid Chromatographs

Supply, installation and commissioning of Liquid Chromatographs and associated equipment, including but not limited to: For example, Ultraviolet fluorescence and other detectors which are neither Gas Chromatography or Mass Spectrometry Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Liquid Chromatographs coupled with Mass Spectrometers

The supply, commissioning and installation of Liquid Chromatographs coupled with Mass Specrometers, including but not limited to: Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI), ION trap and other Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry equipment. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

New Technology and Modular/Combined Systems

This lot includes areas of developing innovation or products falling under the Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography category which utilise technology that crosses two or more lot boundaries imposed and/or any systems/interfaces/detectors made from a combination not mentioned in any of the other lots. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Refurbished Equipment One Stop Shop

This lots includes the supply, installation and commissioning of Refurbished Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography equipment including all the types of equipment included in Lots 1 to 6 of this framework agreement. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Related Consumables and Accessories

This lot includes any consumables or accessories which are specific to any of the equipment featured in any of the other lots in this Framework Agreement. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Repair

The supply of Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography plus associated equipment, including but not limited to: Comprehensive or preventative maintenance and repairs of equipment included in this framework agreement which is beyond its initial envisaged life cycle term including existing equipment located in institutions. This lot does not include the servicing of Gas Generator Equipment servicing as this is already included in Lot 4. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028075-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | APUC LIMITED |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling East |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 17 |
| Supplier names | AB SCIEX; AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES; ANATUNE; BRUKER; FISHER SCIENTIFIC; GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS OPERATIONS UK LTD (CYTIVA; LECO INSTRUMENTS; MERCK LIFE SCIENCE; METROHM; PERKINELMER LAS (UK; SERCON; SHIMADZU; SPECTROMETRICS; TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC. DBA TELEDYNE ISCO; THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED T/A THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC; VWR INTERNATIONAL; WATERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 38432200 - Chromatographs
- 38432210 - Gas chromatographs
- 38433100 - Mass spectrometer
- 42980000 - Gas generators

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2022 at 11:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028075-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.agilent.com
- http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/
- http://www.sciex.com
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:342786-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML

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